i fished there a good bit its awful fishing for some reason the water in the canal is 60 to 70 feet deep at the walk over bridge , i tell you one thing theres zillions of crawdads in the canal its unreal if you like eating them you can fill a trap slap full

its weird before the broad river hits the canal the catfishing is great in the canal theres nothing at all you only catch tiny ones

That is really strange. You would think if that canal is that deep, it should house some monsters. The over-populated crawdads also suggest that there may not be many predators in there as you would think.

I walked back down there yesterday, saw a gar and some nice looking redbreast bream around the edge.

I also saw some paths that led down to some interesting looking holes on the Broad, right near where I-126 passes over the River and Canal. There were lots of forked sticks and empty nightcrawler tubs, so somebody has been doing a lot of fishing down there. I hate when people leave their trash...

Hey, where are some good bank-fishing spots in or near Columbia for me to get some cats?

the river side is good cat fishing, one good area is up there towards the begining of the canal right there where broad river road goes over the walkway , the best fishing is the other side of the canal walk you can see where people are parking to fish there its good there just walk down the trails there , remember its the oppsite side of the river walk

palmetto if you are in elgin try wateree river behind the dam. i fish there anytime i go to my in-laws. i only fish it when the water isnt wide open. you can always catch fish there 3 to 7 lbs. just dip up some shad cut and fish it bout 6 ft below a float. should be able to catch more than you want. mainly channels though. have cuaght some blues but not many the have come on live bait. saw acouple of flatties caught there but havent got one myself yet.